What does mission mean?
Definitions for mission
ˈmɪʃ ənmis·sion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mission.
Princeton's WordNet
mission, missionary post, missionary station, foreign missionnoun
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
mission, military missionnoun
an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
"the planes were on a bombing mission"
mission, charge, commissionnoun
a special assignment that is given to a person or group
"a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"
mission, missionary worknoun
the organized work of a religious missionary
deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, missionnoun
a group of representatives or delegates
GCIDE
Missionnoun
Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy; as, the Russian mission to the United Nations.
Wiktionary
missionnoun
A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer.
missionnoun
Religious evangelism.
missionnoun
(the missions) collective term for third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
missionnoun
(Catholic tradition) an infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
missionverb
To send to a mission.
Etymology: From mission, mission, from missio, from mitto.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Missionnoun
Etymology: missio, Latin.
Her son tracing the desart wild,
All his great work to come before him set,
How to begin, how to accomplish best,
His end of being on earth, and mission high. John Milton, Pa. Reg.The divine authority of our mission, and the powers vested in us by the high-priest of our profession, Christ Jesus, are publickly disputed and denied. Francis Atterbury.
In these ships there should be a mission of three of the brethren of Solomon’s house, to give us knowledge of the sciences, manufactures, and inventions of all the world, and bring us books and patterns; and that the brethren should stay abroad till the new mission. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.
In Cesar’s army, somewhat the soldiers would have had, yet only demanded a mission or discharge, though with no intention it should be granted, but thought to wrench him to their other desires; whereupon with one cry they asked mission. Francis Bacon, Apophth.
Glorious deeds, in these fields of late,
Made emulous missions ’mongst the gods themselves,
And drove great Mars to faction. William Shakespeare.
ChatGPT
mission
A mission refers to a specific task, project, or assignment that an individual, group or organization sets out to accomplish. It could also represent the overall purpose or main goal that guides an individual's actions or an organization's strategies and decisions. In a broader sense, it can refer to an overseas trip undertaken for a specific purpose, often of a religious nature.
Webster Dictionary
Missionnoun
the act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission
Missionnoun
that with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission
Missionnoun
persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy
Missionnoun
an assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries
Missionnoun
an organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches
Missionnoun
a course of extraordinary sermons and services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting unbelievers
Missionnoun
dismission; discharge from service
Missionverb
to send on a mission
Etymology: [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send: cf. F. mission. See Missile.]
Wikidata
Mission
Christian mission is "an organized effort for the propagation of the Christian faith." Mission often involve sending individuals and groups, called "missionaries", to foreign countries and to places in their homeland for the purpose of proselytism. This involves evangelism, and humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged. Missionaries have the authority to preach the Christian faith, and provide humanitarian work to improve economic development, literacy, education, health care, and orphanages. Christian doctrines permit the provision of aid without requiring religious conversion.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mission
mish′un, n. a sending of any agent, delegate, or messenger: the purpose for which one is sent: the sending out persons to spread a religion: a series of special religious services conducted by a missioner: any particular field of missionary enterprise: persons sent on a mission: an embassy: a station or association of missionaries: duty on which one is sent: purpose of life.—v.t. (rare) to commission.—n. Miss′ionary, one sent upon a mission to spread the knowledge of religion.—adj. pertaining to missions.—ns. Miss′ionary-bish′op, one having jurisdiction in a heathen country, or in districts not yet formed into dioceses; Miss′ioner, one who conducts a series of special mission services; Miss′ion-school, a school for religious, and sometimes also secular, instruction for the poor, kept up by charity: a school conducted by a missionary abroad. [Fr.,—L. mission-em—mittĕre, to send.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
mission
1. The task, together with the purpose, that clearly indicates the action to be taken and the reason therefore. 2. In common usage, especially when applied to lower military units, a duty assigned to an individual or unit; a task. 3. The dispatching of one or more aircraft to accomplish one particular task.
Editors Contribution
missionverb
Military intelligence in solemnization involving the governmental agency responsible for dealing with internal security and counter-intelligence on the management information system from Zion. 1.) an important assignment carried out for political, religion, or commercial purpose, typically involving travel. 2.) the vocation or calling of a religious organization, esp. a Saint one, to go out into the world and spread it's faith. 3.) a strongly felt aim, ambition, or calling.
My mission to become the son of El Shaddai is at hand.
Etymology: Journey
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on May 10, 2024
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MISSION
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mission is ranked #129047 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Mission surname appeared 132 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mission.
48.4% or 64 total occurrences were Asian.
43.9% or 58 total occurrences were White.
5.3% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mission' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3675
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mission' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3699
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mission' in Nouns Frequency: #1335
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mission in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mission in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of mission in a Sentence
We are bringing this commercial to life as part of helping people better understand our vision and our mission, which is really fundamentally every seat, every car, every driver.
A training mission like this is not without danger and this is not a decision New Zealand have taken lightly, i have required assurances that our men and women will be as safe as they can practicably be in Taji. The deployment came at the request of the Iraqi government and was likely to be a joint training mission with neighboring Australia, Mr Key said. New Zealand's cabinet would review the deployment after nine months, New Zealand added. The United States is leading the coalition to fight ISIS from the sky over Iraq and Syria. The militant group has declared an Islamic caliphate in the area and demanded that all Muslims pledge allegiance to its leader -- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Richard Jackson from the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at New Zealand's University of Otago said New Zealand's commitment to the coalition would likely be dangerous for its citizens in the Middle East region.
I think it's safe to say that these are two of the most important samples that we will collect on this mission.
Make your life a mission-not an intermission.
It is essential that France accentuates its support for MINUSMA (the U.N. mission), to allow it to succeed in its noble mission of maintaining peace.
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Translations for mission
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- مهمةArabic
- місіяBelarusian
- мисияBulgarian
- missióCatalan, Valencian
- mise, posláníCzech
- cyrch, cenhadaethWelsh
- missionDanish
- Auftrag, MissionGerman
- αποστολήGreek
- misioEsperanto
- misiónSpanish
- مأموریتPersian
- lähetys, tehtävä, missio, lähetystyöFinnish
- missionFrench
- miseanIrish
- मिशनHindi
- küldetés, misszióHungarian
- առաքելությունArmenian
- tugasIndonesian
- missioneItalian
- משימהHebrew
- 伝道, 使命, 任務, 宣教Japanese
- დავალება, მისიაGeorgian
- ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಷೇತ್ರKannada
- 임무, 任務, 사명Korean
- missio, missoLatin
- mīhanaMāori
- мисијаMacedonian
- missie, zendingDutch
- oppdragNorwegian
- misjaPolish
- missãoPortuguese
- misiune, însărcinare, misiuniRomanian
- миссия, задание, задачаRussian
- misija, мисијаSerbo-Croatian
- misiaSlovak
- naloga, misijonSlovene
- uppdrag, missionSwedish
- misheniSwahili
- பணிTamil
- కార్యాయక్రమంTelugu
- ภารกิจThai
- görev, misyonTurkish
- місіяUkrainian
- مشنUrdu
- nhiệm vụ, 任務, sứ mệnhVietnamese
- שליכעסYiddish
- 使命Chinese
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